Steve Mackay to present at ACI Connect conference

The ACI Connect conference and exhibition is quickly approaching and the discounted registration rate finishes on Wednesday 21 March. The conference, to be held in Melbourne from 9-10 April, has an exciting line-up of speakers and will feature industry workshops, case studies, technical presentations and panel discussions. Steve Mackay, technical director of IDC Technologies, will conduct an electrical/ instrumentation workshop at the conference.

Mackay has worked in engineering design, installation and commissioning in infrastructure, mining, and oil and gas projects throughout Australia, Europe, Africa and North America for the past 30 years. Mackay has presented numerous courses worldwide to over 18,000 engineers and technicians, and has a particular interest in practical and leading-edge aspects of marketing, business and engineering practice.

He is a Fellow of Engineers Australia and the technical director and founder of IDC Technologies. He feels that all engineering businesses need to think globally and keep experimenting with new approaches. He is currently leading a team in creating a new videoconferencing software package with remote labs which he believes will make a marked impact on engineering training.

Below are details of Mackay’s workshop:

2 pm-3.30 pm, Wednesday 9 April
Troubleshoot a Modbus and TCP/IP industrial network using four simple program utilities

4 pm-4.45 pm, Wednesday 9 April
Industrial data communications in hazardous areas

9.45 am-10.30 am, Thursday 10 April
Variable speed drives (VSDs) - testing and troubleshooting

11 am-12.30 pm, Thursday 10 April
Best practice in ARC flash protection in Australian conditions - what is it and how to deal with it